Pep Guardiola’s team is marching in an impressive way on both the Premier League and the international front, and the successes in the series were the reason for the celebration in which Jack Grealish and Phil Foden exaggerated a bit. The City duo celebrated a convincing victory over Leeds (7:0) by going out to a nightclub and having a party, the consequences of which were reflected in the condition of the football players at tomorrow’s training.Nani: ‘Sir Alex Ferguson allowed players to arrive at training drunk’Although Guardiola allowed all his players to use their free time at will, the fact that Grealish and Foden came to the training visibly exhausted from the night’s entertainment was a reason for criticism. Angry because the duo couldn’t not contain themselves, City strategist left out the midfielders from the starting lineup for the visit to St. James’s Park, with a clear message that he will not tolerate future outbursts.Asked if their omission from the starting 11 was due to rotation, Pep explained: “Not rotation, no. I decided this team because they deserved to play — these guys and not the other ones. At Christmas time I pay a lot of attention to behavior on and off the pitch. And when behavior off the pitch is not proper, they are not going to play. So we have to be focused all the time because of distractions at Christmas time and everything that happens — you still have to be focused” said the Spaniard. The best football in England continues with the upcoming Christmas fixturesOne source played down the significance of the incident, while the England internationals — who went through a rigorous training session on Monday — will be hoping for recalls when City host Leicester on Boxing Day. And this is not the first time these two footballers are in the media spotlights for all the wrong reasons. Foden was sent home from international duty from Iceland in shame after he and Manchester United star Mason Greenwood brought two women back to the team hotel following England’s win in September last year. On the other end, Grealish broke Covid lockdown rules to go to a party at a former team-mate’s flat before crashing his expensive Range Rover.
